Those that feed bicarb

[Hedwards]

Interested to know how you feed, how much and where you get it from...

Have an ulcer prone horse (recently finished gastro guard and doing well) he's out 24/4 on a high fibre/low sugar & starch diet, gets alltech lifeforce and looks fantastic, but have seen lots of people mention adding bicarb to ulcery horses... So what do you do/how do you do it??

 

[SCMSL]

I add two table spoons to each of her meals, so since she has 5 meals, she gets 10 spoons.

I've seen people putting it in the water as well but I hate adding stuff to water - if they don't like the taste you risk having your horse drinking less water than it should.

As for where I buy it from, I get mine from a regular supermarket.

 

[touchstone]

Hyperdrug sell fairly large quantities at a reasonable price. I only feed 2x 15ml scoops, but not feeding for ulcers.

 

[Hedwards]

thanks both, think i'll grab some from the super market and start off with small amounts and see how we get on.

 

[alsxx]

I feed 2 heaped 15ml scoops per day (morning and night feed). Get mine from hyperdrug online.

Horse had ulcers and is prone to hind gut acidosis so was maintained on Rite-trak until insurance money ran out (largely bicarb - although a buffered version apparantly, and a couple of other ingredients but at £150 for 50 day supply ). He was being fed 2 60ml scoops per day of this so I wonder how much more plain bicarb I could feed him, but he's doing well on current amount and showing no grumpyness or footy-ness (both key indicators of his gut health, or lack of!).

 

[Hedwards]

I feed 2 heaped 15ml scoops per day (morning and night feed). Get mine from hyperdrug online.

Horse had ulcers and is prone to hind gut acidosis so was maintained on Rite-trak until insurance money ran out (largely bicarb - although a buffered version apparantly, and a couple of other ingredients but at £150 for 50 day supply ). He was being fed 2 60ml scoops per day of this so I wonder how much more plain bicarb I could feed him, but he's doing well on current amount and showing no grumpyness or footy-ness (both key indicators of his gut health, or lack of!).

Thanks for this!

if you're looking for a good ulcery supplement, the alltech Lifeforce has been brilliant, and is especially good for the hind gut!

 

[Leg_end]

Hyperdrug sell fairly large quantities at a reasonable price. I only feed 2x 15ml scoops, but not feeding for ulcers.

I got 5kg for £10 or thereabouts. I feed the same as above. To test the theory I just bought some from the shop and then ordered from hyperdrug when I saw the difference.